BellsTX
A town of 2,497. Safer than 95% of U.S. towns.
What makes Bells stand out
The 3 things Bells does most differently from other towns.
95% of working residents leave Bells for work
Where Bells’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Bells’s report card
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The data
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Less crime per resident than 95% of U.S. towns
Bells reports less crime per resident than 95% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
Bells’s public schools outperform 91% of Texas districts
The public schools Bells’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 91% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bells El | PK–5 | 458 | A− |
| Pritchard J H | 6–8 | 231 | A |
| Bells H S | 9–12 | 318 | A |
Most working residents commute out of Bells
Most working residents leave Bells for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Sherman (20%), Denison (13%) and Dallas (5%). Half commute less than 25 miles.
Where working residents work
Low risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 27% of U.S. communities.
A typical Bells home is worth about $367K
The typical Bells home is worth about $367,000, down 2% in a year, 22% above the Texas typical home.
Typical home value
Mild winters, hot summers
Bells has mild winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 94°, a January night drops to 33°, and about 1 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Typical low → high °F
Healthier than 63% of U.S. towns
Bells beats the Texas average on 3 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
| What stands out | Bells | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 10.9% | 19.1% |
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 10.3% | 12.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 7.8% | 6.1% |
About Bells
City in Texas, United States
Bells is a city in Grayson County, Texas, United States. Its population was 1,521 at the 2020 census, up from 1,392 at the 2010 census. The city lies north of Dallas and is part of the Sherman–Denison metropolitan statistical area.
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- Population
- 1,521
- Area
- 2.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 689 ft
- ZIP code
- 75414
- Area code
- 903